Sea-to-table movement takes root with Alaska’s growing kelp industry

Matt Kern harvests wild bull kelp. (Photo courtesy of Matt Kern and Lia Heifetz.)In February of last year, Governor Walker signed an administrative order to help jumpstart mariculture, or sea farming, in the state. One Juneau couple is whipping up a recipe to make local kelp an enticing business and snack. They’re part of a growing number of startups that see Alaska seaweed as a marketable food.
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